Sentences with phrase «of substance over style»

And with so much to criticise about the look of the Lumia 830, it will need to be a phone of substance over style to succeed.

It serves as a great example of substance over style, but Downwell is perhaps just too one - dimensional to offer the same degree of longevity that other similar titles may offer.

It was the sort of substance over style performance not usually associated with a Rodgers side but the manager is hopeful that the draw against Ludogorets could kick - start their campaign.

Not exact matches

Finally, the Republican Party got stuck in a loop of style over substance.

Among the high - profile changes was a decision to have Peter Mansbridge stand up while presenting The National, which was derided as a triumph of style over substance.

Four of the six chapters in Losing Our Virtue constitute the heart of the book and are devoted to themes liberally treated in Wells» first two volumes» materialistic consumption, image and style over substance, the therapeutic culture, the lack of civic virtue, and, not least, society's aversion to truth, truth - telling, guilt, and moral accountability.

Platon has become famous for his simplistic aesthetic: a modern iconography rooted in provocation of feeling over complexity, substance over style.

Unfortunately to say this some of the worst service I have had in a long time Highly unorganised Food very much style over substance

He seems more style over substance, and Goulamirian has a lot of substance.

Dismissing David Cameron's Conservative party manifesto as one «of style over substance», Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said he was determined to offer «something different» to the British people.

It's a manifesto of style over substance.

Gordon Brown could help Labour rediscover its passion, he indicated, describing the chancellor as the antithesis of David Cameron's style over substance.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron exchanged accusations of «style» over «substance» in this week's prime minister's questions.

Dr Newman, of the ANU Research School of Psychology, said the results showed when it comes to communicating science, style can triumph over substance.

While the site looks good on the surface, over a period of time, you'd realize that it has more style than substance.

Despite looking good, it's a case of style over substance.

If you're looking for a 50s example of style over substance, you've found it.

As it stands, you're looking at a massive amount of style over not a great deal of substance.

Though visually beautiful and boasting superb performances from the entire cast, Black Swan, much like the ballet Nina so adores, falters because of its emphasis on melodramatic style over substance.

Directed by Kari Skogland, «Men with Guns» is a prime example of style triumphing over substance in desperately thriving for an offbeat rhtythm in its depiction of underworld denizens while being overboard with the sometimes literally flowery dialogue.

You just watch one carefully constructed but emotionally vacant image piled up on another - sometimes with regard to an overall effect, but often just for the sake of style over substance.

Sanctum is the perfect example of a film that's style over substance, it looks great, but the plot is paper thin, and relies on recycled ideas from previous films in order to create an engaging film.

The movie like the enduring music of Ravel is about style and flair over substance.

Part of me wants to dismiss «The Matrix» as a loud and empty spectacle, 1999's apex of dazzling technological style over substance.

In this capacity, he brought what some considered the «MTV Look» to network television — a look which favored style over substance and technique over storytelling, in the «short attention span» manner of the MTV cable network.

Battle of Z values style over substance, but for an anime about super humans fighting super aliens while flying through the air, maybe it is the appropriate direction.

Backed by Vice and Megan Ellison, The Bad Batch sees Amirpour given a big box of crayons with which to scrawl all over the proverbial walls, resulting in a film that's long on style, and short on substance.

Complete, in a rather contrived fashion, with his trademark quirks, Isle of Dogs is style over substance, just lacking somewhat in pathos and heart, and while featuring the occasional hilarious moment, they remain few and far between.

Isle of Dogs is style over substance, just lacking somewhat in pathos and heart, and while featuring the occasional hilarious moment, they remain few and far between.

Blade: Trinity is still hampered by the same elements that made the first two films substandard fare, namely, the heavy emphasis on doing everything the cool way, in a heavily over-the-top display of style over substance.

With the major exception of Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro has always excelled at style over substance, producing gorgeously imagined films with tiresome scripts, clichéd stories and cardboard cut - out villains.

Originally envisioned as the third installment of the Demons franchise, The Church instead earned acclaim as an atmospheric exercise in meditative religious apocalyptic paranoia despite being criticized by some as another case of style over substance (a criticism frequently made of his mentors).

What's left is a cartoony and messy narrative that is mostly style over substance - a similar criticism to the ones, coincidentally, that have been used in attempt to discredit the validity of Fiennes» Feather Men tell - all and / or novel.

As in Planet Terror, Rodriguez emphasizes style over substance, but the sheer audacity of his vision — the energy, the inventiveness, the extremes to which he's willing to take his gruesome sight gags — is his salvation.

The Hughes Brothers are a particularly «style over substance» couple of guys.

And yet, Richie managed to make a film that could be a key example of style over substance and is a case study in why that's such a problem when you ask audiences to invest time and money into a feature film.

As evidenced by our episode on Sucker Punch, I have an ambivalent relationship with Zack Snyder; I'm usually more forgiving than others (I love Dawn of the Dead, for example, and I greatly enjoy Watchmen still), but accusations of Snyder's emphasis on style over substance is a common criticism levied toward him.

Final Verdict: A serious case of style over substance.

Sam Raimi (The Quick and the Dead, Army of Darkness) thankfully subdues his usual emphasis on style over substance for one of his best directorial performances to date, evoking quality acting especially from the always excellent Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Primary Colors), who received an Academy Award nomination.

Bad... very very bad... boring waste of money to rent online... we hoped and hoped that at some point it would become at least entertaining... nope... just stupid and then more stupid... really disappointed that Ryan Gosling would appear in something this dense... Style over substance doesn't really tell the half of it: you can bathe a corpse in groovy light and dress it in an expensive suit, but in the end that rotting smell just won't go away.

I much prefer the methodical, story - centric style of Ridley Scott, while Tony prefers style over substance, hitting us with fast - paced editing and flashy montages.

Style over substance doesn't really tell the half of it: you can bathe a corpse in groovy light and dress it in an expensive suit, but in the end that rotting smell just won't go away.

It's also a glowering action reunion for her and director Francis Lawrence, who helmed a triptych of Hunger Games movies, and, by most accounts, is a Soviet tank - full of style over substance.

Director Guy Ritchie has made a name for himself by employing a major over-dosage of style over substance in films such as Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels; something that oozes out of every scene in The Man From U.N.C.L.E

But even if it weren't being marketed to suggest a nonexistent Tim Burton connection, it already looked the part, causing me to fear a triumph of style over substance.

Ridley Scott's visual flair has led to a number of handsome - looking films (and a great deal of success), but his tendency to go for style over substance often leads to a slightly unsatisfactory feel to his films.

Sure, it's well - acted and beautiful to watch, but Another Earth seems to be a clear cut case of style over substance.

The Last Dragon is quite representative of the 80s — style over substance.

The movie «Sweeney» is merely an exercise in style over substance, apparently taking nothing from the show except for a few relationships and lesser moments of dialogue.

A generic crime thriller in just about every way, «Welcome to the Punch» looks great and features a couple of nifty gunfights, but it's ultimately a case of style over substance, and one that its top - notch British ensemble is unable to rescue.